The Melbourne Ring Orchestra

In bringing Wagner’s Ring Cycle to life in Melbourne, we've created a festival of orchestral sound to celebrate this monumental work.

The Melbourne Ring Orchestra will unite 135 musicians from a wealth of local, national and international sources. Opera Australia’s Melbourne performance partner, Orchestra Victoria (denoted with an * below), and its regular casual musicians will be joined by guest players from eleven other orchestras: the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra (Opera Australia’s Sydney orchestra); the Sydney, Queensland, and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras; the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Hamburg Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, National Theatre Brno Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.